JJ is interviewed by Joe James at PHYSCEDINUK . In the interview: JJ's journey from plumbing to working with elite athletes in professional football Lessons in bouncing back from setbacks, based on client Lawrence Shankland who was last week awarded PFA Scotland Player of the Year Three steps to mastering confidence Lessons from John Souttar in being multi-dimensional Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you’ll hear about...
May 12, 2024•54 min
JJ discusses the process of refining his book for professional footballers through meetings with the designer and feedback from players. The focus is on the importance of working on your mindset and preparing mentally for games, with a suggestion for a 'brain dump' exercise. Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you’ll hear about how to play with more confidence and deal with the fears, doubts and over thinking that come a...
Mar 29, 2024•20 min•Ep. 308
Book #2 is happening 🧠 Join JJ as he gives an update on the book creating process and he reveals the name of it for the very 1st time Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you’ll hear about how to play with more confidence and deal with the fears, doubts and over thinking that come as a result of other people’s opinions. What you hear will be drawn from his experience of working with players who have played in competition...
Mar 22, 2024•28 min•Ep. 307
Big announcement... Listen up! 🧠 Join JJ as he makes a big announcement that hopefully you will be just as excited to hear as he is to make it Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you’ll hear about how to play with more confidence and deal with the fears, doubts and over thinking that come as a result of other people’s opinions. What you hear will be drawn from his experience of working with players who have played in co...
Mar 13, 2024•28 min•Ep. 306
Removing the shackles (on the sculpted podcast) 🧠 Join JJ as he guests on the Sculpted podcast to talk about his journey and removing the shackles from your performance Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you’ll hear about how to play with more confidence and deal with the fears, doubts and over thinking that come as a result of other people’s opinions. What you hear will be drawn from his experience of working with pla...
Mar 06, 2024•59 min•Ep. 305
My #1 go to for creating confidence 🧠 Join JJ as he explains the #1 thing that helps him create confidence and you can use it for creating confidence in your game Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you’ll hear about how to play with more confidence and deal with the fears, doubts and over thinking that come as a result of other people’s opinions. What you hear will be drawn from his experience of working with players w...
Feb 21, 2024•17 min•Ep. 304
How to work on your mindset as a professional footballer - Improve your confidence and chances of playing at a higher level Join JJ as he delivers some of the his latest FREE presentation which has been built to help you as a professional footballer work on your mindset He also gives details of how you can get your hands on the presentation when it is released on 16th February 2024 Welcome to The Football Mindset Podcast, hosted by Elite Football Mindset Coach John Johnstone. On this podcast you...
Feb 15, 2024•9 min•Ep. 303
“If you play this hand to the best of your ability, why can't when the summer window comes, why can't you be in an even better position in order to secure an even better move..” Join JJ as he talks about dealing with the January transfer window in professional football and how players cope with not getting the desired transfer. He discusses the mental and emotional toll of the transfer window and offers advice on how to handle disappointment and move forward. Welcome to The Football Mindset Podc...
Feb 02, 2024•12 min•Ep. 302
JJ talks about five key points to improve mindset and performance in football. The 5 points came from a recent all day session with a client who is returning to play in the Scottish Premier League after a long term injury. If you are interested in finding out more about doing an all day coaching session with JJ, drop the Instagram page a DM. Follow the Football Mindset Instagram page here Get your copy of Master your confidence: The elite footballer's guide to high performance here...
Jan 24, 2024•10 min•Ep. 301
JJ talks about dealing with the uncertainty of the January transfer window when you are linked with a potential move. The last thing any players wants when on the brink of a move is for their head or their form to take a nose dive. The 5 strategies covered in this episode will help ensure that isn't the case for you. Follow the Football Mindset Instagram page here Get your copy of Master your confidence: The elite footballer's guide to high performance here...
Jan 12, 2024•9 min•Ep. 300
JJ talks about the 7 steps of his Confident Footballer Blueprint coaching program. These 7 steps have been used in major leagues across the world in countries such as England, Scotland and America's MLS. These 7 steps will help you release the shackles from your performance and deal with other peoples opinions. Follow the Football Mindset Instagram page here Get your copy of Master your confidence: The elite footballer's guide to high performance here...
Dec 22, 2023•13 min•Ep. 299
JJ talks through a simple analogy that he uses to help you cope with not getting the game time that you want as a professional footballer He explores the feelings of not being a part of the team's success, losing confidence and enthusiasm, and the different reasons why a player might continue to strive for success despite the setbacks. He gives the analogy of a piggy bank to encourage you to invest in improving yourself during your time on the bench, so that when you do get back on the field, yo...
Dec 15, 2023•11 min
How to play to your full potential In this episode JJ discusses how not playing to your full potential can affect various aspects of your game and life, and offers up a simple exercise for you to work through to close the gap on unlocking that untapped potential. JJ encourages you to consider what you full potential looks like, assess you current levels, identify what playing at that potential is costing you, and create a plan to bridge the gap between you current performance and you full potent...
Dec 08, 2023•12 min•Ep. 297
Discussing the documentary ‘Living on the Edge' based on the life of snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan. JJ emphasises the substantial role of mental resilience and confidence in helping professional footballers achieve success, referring to O'Sullivan's snooker journey. He provides 3 key takeaways from watching the documentary… the impact of pressure on elite athletes, the difference between winning and losing being the mental side, and the significance of working on mental aspects for improved p...
Dec 01, 2023•13 min•Ep. 296
Dealing with Abuse and Negative Opinions as a Footballer This episode focuses on the mental resilience needed by professional footballers to deal with abuse and negative opinions from fans. Such scrutiny can heavily impact a player's confidence and performance on the pitch. The challenges of dealing with this negativity, both online and offline, are brought up. JJ emphasises that attempting to simply ignore or forget such abuse rarely brings about success. Instead, focusing on personal self-beli...
Nov 24, 2023•12 min•Ep. 295
JJ talks about how his clients prepared for the crowd abuse that they were going to recieve when heading back to their former clubs over the weekend If you are a professional footballer who would like more information about my Confident Footballer coaching program email john@footballmindset.co.uk or DM the instagram page @footballmindset
Mar 14, 2022•21 min•Ep. 293
In this episode JJ talks about why it is important to know what the root of your confidence struggle is around your performance If you haven't already be leave a review for the podcast. It helps greatly.
Mar 07, 2022•18 min•Ep. 292
Last week JJ signed up with a coach to help him kick Football Mindset on from a business perspective In today's episode he speaks about why he has made this move and why as a professional footballer you should consider working with an expert to help you maximise your career potential If you are interested in hearing more about JJ's Confident Footballer coaching program Email: john@footballmindset.co.uk
Feb 28, 2022•27 min•Ep. 291
JJ talks through his last few days spent on planes, trains and automobiles as he went to spend time with a client in Belgium Only to end up in Milan on Monday morning after planning to be home on Sunday night!
Feb 23, 2022•41 min
JJ talks about his rain soaked day at the Scottish Cup 5th round between Arbroath and Hibernian. He also talks about how his client Chris Cadden has used setbacks and struggles throughout his career as an opportunity to grow Maybe reframing how you see setbacks would help you in your career?
Feb 14, 2022•25 min•Ep. 289
Struggle is part of any success that you achieve as a footballer But where does LOVE rank in the values that you believe you need to have in order to soldier through them and go on to achieve what you want in your career? Make sure you follow @footballmindset instagram page
Feb 07, 2022•33 min•Ep. 288
JJ talks about a session that he done recently with a client where he held his hands up and said he wasn't a specialist in that subject but would help the client find someone who is. He believes that as a professional footballer you don't need to know all the answers to your current struggles but you need to know where to find the answers to them. Do you agree?
Jan 31, 2022•29 min•Ep. 287
JJ talks about his preparation for a talk that he done at Hampden Park, the national stadium of Scotland. Have a listen to how you can learn from his near mistake when it comes to preparing to perform with CONFIDENCE at 3pm on a Saturday
Jan 24, 2022•26 min•Ep. 286
JJ looks at 5 different scenarios that you may find yourself in during the January transfer window and explains what you can do in order to help yourself deal with each scenario mentally If you haven't already make sure you pick up our book Master your confidence: The elite footballer's guide to high performance Click here...
Jan 17, 2022•25 min•Ep. 285
JJ tells the listeners about his plan for a 5 part instagram series all about dealing with the mental side of the January transfer window If you don't already, make sure you follow the Instagram page Football Mindset Click here
Jan 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 284
JJ gives you questions that you can ask yourself to reflect on 2021 and ensure that 2022 gets off to a strong start... Simple questions but as always it is the players who take action on their answers that will get the benefit Information does not equal implementation Don't forget to follow Football Mindset on Instagram
Jan 03, 2022•15 min•Ep. 283
JJ talks about how a VIP client of his prepared for a game on Boxing day where he knew that his starting line up was severely weakened due to a number of his teammates having positive Covid tests. Listen to find out what you can do if you are in the same situation!
Dec 27, 2021•20 min•Ep. 282
JJ believes that success leaves clues... not only can looking at what someone is doing well help you on your journey But also looking at where others have fallen short can help you Learning from their actions and experience can kick your mental game on massively Last but not least we at Football Mindset would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas Thank you for listening to the podcast
Dec 20, 2021•29 min•Ep. 281
According to Boris Johnson the Omicron variant of Covid is due to hit Great Britain like a tidal wave Already an increase in Covid cases has started to have an impact on football clubs and their respective fixtures Are you prepared for the impact that changes due to Covid could have on you and your game?
Dec 13, 2021•18 min•Ep. 280
JJ has completed what he set out to do!! A new Football Mindset episode every Monday-Friday for a year That total has now been nailed! Listen to this episode as he tries to round up his thoughts on reaching that milestone Please leave a review for the podcast!
Dec 06, 2021•48 min•Ep. 279
